Transcript ChairsAcademyMSJC - Mt. San Jacinto College

September 29, 2006
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Purpose of Academy
Determine instructional viewpoint on
issues which then will go through
appropriate process
Discuss and debate issues, alter the
way we do things
Codify instructional practices and
processes
Training on specific issues
Increase communication
Instructional Philosophy
 Transformation Leadership – We are all
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leaders
“Leaders search for opportunities to
change the status quo. They look for
innovative ways to improve the
organization”
 Lead
at its root means “go, travel, guide”
as opposed to
 Manage which at its root means “hand” –
handling things
Style
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catalyst of change not controller of
change
decisions “on the table” not side deals
process-oriented
decisions are student-focused
power of chocolate (dark)
systems thinker
When Do We Meet??
 Once a month?
 Friday afternoons?
 Lunch?
Agenda for the Year
 Together, let’s identify issues we
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want to cover for the academic
year
Reassigned time for all instructional
assignments
» recommendation for bargaining table
» Create fair, equitable, local economy
2. Creation of “Stupid List”
 Propose solutions to stupid list
 Create teams that work on problems
and bring them back to the group for
discussion
3. Integration of our practices such as
Program Review and SLOs
Institutional Effectiveness Model
Master
Plan
Facilities
Hiring
Program Review
Instruction
SLOs
Equipment/
supplies
Program Review
Student
Program Review
Services
Operations
Budget
Technology
Create a Calendar & Timelines
to Accompany Model
When does what get done and what
group does it go to ??
Decision Support System
https://admin.sdccd.net/sdccd/login.cfm?appid=aems
This gives us tools to make decisions:
 Before the schedule goes to bed
 For hiring processes
 For program review, etc.
 That integrate our processes
 That automatically download into our
processes
More Agenda Items
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Budgeting
Scheduling Practices
FTES Growth
Chair Duties
And Even More . . .
 Chair Manual including codified
processes for hiring, budget
development, scheduling, etc.
Mt. San Jacinto College
Department Chair Manual
Issues You Want to Address
and
Training Sessions You Look
Forward to